How many of you are taking pics w/FH before ceremony?

We are having our 3:30p ceremony at Crest Hollow, f/b coctail hour and then recption. Basically we only have the cocktail hour for pictures of 'US', and 'US' w/family and BP.
I've tried to convince FH to see each other before the ceremony for pics especially since we are spending 9K on photo and video. I can't imagine getting all of my must have pics in 1 hour.
Has anyone done this or will be doing? Does it really ruin the feeling of seeing each other for the 1st time at the altar?

TIA

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We're doing it....we want to enjoy our cocktail hour and plus our ceremony and reception is at the same location with no break in between. So it's either take pics before, or miss the CH and one hour of the reception. Not a hard decision!!!

We are still making the moment we first see each other special and will be caught on film.

That and my MOH told me if she could change one thing, that would have been it. We missed half the reception because of pictures at her wedding, and that was even WITH an hour and half break in between.

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Ugghhh, It's so frustrating that he won't give in. I know myself and I will hate the pressure of hurrying thru the pics!!!

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We definitely are seeing each other. I want to be at the cocktail hour.

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MY FH didn't want to see me before the ceremony either. But once he realized how tight of a schedule we were on, he changed his mind.

If you read some of the reviews on this site, you will see every bride that took pictures beforehand does not regret the decision at all!!

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we saw each other. it was reversed for us in that my family was adament about NOT seeing each other but dh and i were for it. he felt that seeing me before would put him at ease and it helped my nerves a lot. and my favorite pictures are those taken when we JUST saw each other. you are spending a ton of money. pictures are so important but they are there to capture you two enjoying the day. and that is what you need to do. enjoy the day not stress. remind him that people run late and that in all honesty, you can miss a lot of the party. good luck!

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Posted by chloeme2

Ugghhh, It's so frustrating that he won't give in. I know myself and I will hate the pressure of hurrying thru the pics!!!

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let him know that it will still be an important moment. it's not like you'll just walk up to him and be like 'hey, what's up?' your photog and video people will set up the shot to capture both of your expressions and you'll get a few mins. of alone time. you could have him waiting in the bridal suite and make an entrance that way. it will still be a nice moment. plus it will give him more time to take in all the details - your dress, veil, hair, etc.

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We did it and I wouldnt of changed it for the world! We were able to get TONS of pics before hand and were able to spend time with everyone at our CH. We were still table to have our 'first meeting' be special. No one was there but us and it was wonderful. I scanned some proofs of our first meeting yesterday but they are blurry. I will post them anyways and when I get better quality ones I will show u. I definately recommend seeing him beforehand, especially if you are going to be strained for time.

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We are going to do it, we also are having ceremony on site, then cocktail hr, then reception, and we didnt' want to miss it. Plus we would have to see each toher before the cermeony anyway, b/c we have to sign the Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract)....

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we weren't but then decided to. It's taken alot of stress out of worrying about timing.

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We cant. I want him to hysterical cry when he seems me for the first time walking down the aisle

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We did the photos beforehand because our time schedule was tight (no cocktail hour--daytime wedding).

DH still got choked up when he saw me come down the aisle even though we had been together beforehand.

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We're doing it! No time b/n ceremony and reception and I want to be at the whole thing!

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Same situation. Ceremony is at 5:30, CH is at 6, Recpt at 7. Not enough time to get pics without rushing so we are seeing each other before the ceremony. We plan on having that 'special moment' when we see each other for the first time....and the fact that it is private and not in front of dozens of friends and family makes both our reaction much more genuine.

I can't wait.

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Posted by Mrs_B

We did it and I wouldnt of changed it for the world! We were able to get TONS of pics before hand and were able to spend time with everyone at our CH. We were still table to have our 'first meeting' be special. No one was there but us and it was wonderful. I scanned some proofs of our first meeting yesterday but they are blurry. I will post them anyways and when I get better quality ones I will show u. I definately recommend seeing him beforehand, especially if you are going to be strained for time.

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That moment was captured great!

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Posted by BKtoLI

We're doing it....we want to enjoy our cocktail hour and plus our ceremony and reception is at the same location with no break in between. So it's either take pics before, or miss the CH and one hour of the reception. Not a hard decision!!!

We are still making the moment we first see each other special and will be caught on film.

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Same here!!!

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Thank you so much ladies. It sounds like it can be just as special to have that first meeting alone. Besides that I am Jewish (he's not) and if we have a Ketubah we will end up seeing each other before anyway.


Is there any one who did see each other before ceremony & regrets it or vice versa?

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Posted by ShortBride

We are going to do it, we also are having ceremony on site, then cocktail hr, then reception, and we didnt' want to miss it. Plus we would have to see each toher before the cermeony anyway, b/c we have to sign the Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract)....

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Same here, we're seeing each other beforehand to do the ketubah.

Also, I wouldn't miss the cocktail hour food - it's the best part

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We are taking pics before. Our ceremony is at 12, CH at 12:30, rec. at 1:30. We don't want to miss any of our party to take pics! Besides, I think it will really calm our nerves to see eachother first, and I don't think it will ruin anything. In fact, by seeing eachother before, we can have a few moments alone after the 'moment' instead of everyone staring at us.

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we're getting married next Sunday at 5pm, after daylight savings ends. It will be pitch black outside by then.

We wanted outdoor foliage pictures, so we’re seeing each other before.